1 Corinthians – What if you are wrong?

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I. Introduction

II. Greetings From Paul and Sosthenes (1:1-1:9)

III. Divisions in the Congregation (1:10-4:21)

IV. Moral Disorder (5:1-6:20)

V.  Marriage (7:1-40)

VI. Food Sacrificed to Idols (8:1-11:1)

VII. Men and Women in Worship (11:2-16)

VIII. The Lord’s Supper (11:17-34)

IX. Spiritual Gifts (12:1-14:40)

A. Jesus is Lord (12:1-3)

B. The Need for Diversity (12:4-31)

1. Diversity of the Gifts (12:4-11)

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EXCURSUS: The Controversial Gifts

I. If you believe the gifts have ceased, what is your biggest problem if you are wrong in your belief?
II. If you believe the gifts have not ceased, what is your biggest problem if you are wrong in your belief? 

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1 John 4:1

Forgotten member of the Trinity?

2. The Body – Diversity in Unity (12:12-14)

1. How do we enter (present tense) into the Ekklesia? (v. 13)

3. The Application (12:15-26)

2. How did we get (past tense) into the Ekklesia? (v. 18)

3. To whom has God given “more abundant honor” in the Ekklesia? (v. 24)

4. The Fact of Diversity (12:27-31)

4. Compare v. 28 and Ephesians 4:11. Can you summarize the similarities and differences between
these passages?

1 Corinthians 12:28          Ephesians 4:11

Apostles —————  Apostles

Prophets ————— Prophets

Teachers — \               Evangelist

Miracles          \             Pastors

Healing                \——Teachers

Helps

Administration

Tongues

5. What are the first three offices / gifts of the Ekklesia? (v. 28)

C. Love – The More Excellent Way (13:1-13)

1. The Necessity of Love (13:1-3)

6. What am I without love? (v. 2)

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